Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08
THE FAIR HAVEN REUNION.
Fourteenth Vermont Veterans Have a
Glorious aTime-Paper from Gen.
Doubleday GU Gettysburg.


Company f of the 14th Vermont volun
teers, which was recruited in and abou,
Fair Haven held grand reunion of the
survivors of the regiment there Monday
1t was estimated that some five or six
hundred veterans were present and sew
eral thousand people. Escorted by the
Knight Hose company in dress uniform
and by the Fair Haven cornet band, they
passed in review before Gov. Ormsbee anC
took position before large platform ir
the park, where there was speaking ant
music for upward of an hour On the
opposite side. of the park the ladies OF
Fair Haven had spread most bountifu
LUNCH which was all free to the veterans
Hon. Walter C. Dunton of Rutland pre-
sided and made two eloquent speeches
The veterans were welcomed in cordial
speech by Lieut., Charles A. Ram OF
Poultney and in behalf of the citizens of
Fair Haven by Hon Walter +. Howard
whose patriotic sentiments were warml V
applauded, and especially the one in re.
gard to the preservation of the flags and
trophies aud the results of the victory
In fact, every alluslon to the flags all
through the meeting touched responsive
chord: Then highly interesting and
valuable paper on Stannard's men at
Gettysburg was read by Mr.. f. H. Phelps,
Gen. Doubleday himself having been un-
able to be present. The reading was
several times interrupted By applause.
This was followed by beautiful and stir
ring poem on Gettysburg by ID. X.
SlmOnds, editor of the Manchester Jour-
nal, who read with fine voice, enuncia-
ton and expression,
Rations were served and then the large
audience again gathered at the stand and
or nnI To, Il h.e 80 tl,a
l4th, and on the issues and results of
the war, by the Rev. William S. Smart,
ID. ID. of Albany, N. Y, who was the be-
loved chaplain of the regiment, This was
followed blythe toasts and speeches, the
toast-master being Capt Charles +. Abel
OF Orwell; The State Of Vermont, Gov.
Ormsbee The First Vermont Brigade,
Tx, Gov Redfield Proctor; The Second
Brigade, Major j. Kingsley of Rutland
and Surgeon George Nichols of North
field Gen. STANDARDS Staff, Col. George
w. Hooker of Brattleboro The l4th
Vermont, Capt w. H. Mum of Troy /;
The Field Officers, Chaplain Smart The
Poultney The Quartermaster's Depart
ment, j. G. Griffith of DANNY The Line
Officers, Judge Dunton The Rank and
File, Hon. h. ID. King of Benson. Mrs
julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the
Republic was read and sang by Col. ID. X.
nan OF Rutlanu, the audience joining IN
the chorus. In the course of his speech
EX-Gov Proctor expressed great pleasure
in these reunions and proposed having a
Rutland county reunion every year. He
put the question to "a vote and it was car
ried unanimously. DR.. Ross response
consisted of a paper of regimental remin-
iscences. Albert Clarke, for the com
mittee on resolutions, which comprised
beside himself, 'R. ID. King, f. IL. Web
ster, Charles +. Abel and h. o. Gore, re-
ported resolutions which were unanimous,
ly adopted, thanking Major General Alb.
ner Doubleday for his graphic and truth
full paper.
In the evening a camp fire was held,
which was conducted by Col. Hooker and
participated in by many of the veterans.
Stories, songs and jests contributed to the
general enjoyment, and the gray-headed
old boys almost fancied themselves young
again.